I did see a similar question when searching but it did not have an answer.

I am following a tutorial on RoR and Git. I followed all of the instructions carefully and downloaded msysgit 1.8.0 for my laptop running Windows 7.

However, when I run Git Bash, all I get is a flashing cursor... I have waited up to 10 minutes and still all I get is a flashing cursor, it never prompts and will not allow me to input type. I have uninstalled/reinstalled Git several times and tried some later versions, but still I can not get Git Bash to work.

Does anybody have any ideas of how I can get Git to work? This is my first time posting here and I am fairly new to programming etc so I hope I have given all information needed. Thank you for your help.

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What is "git bash"? Are you running msys.bat/git-cmd.bat?
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Dave NewtonJan 24 '13 at 15:13

@DaveNewton: git bash is a shortcut that will be created in the start menu. It points to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i"
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Daniel HilgarthJan 24 '13 at 15:14

Does git-cmd work at least? Do you have a similar issue with GitHub for Windows (which has powershell session)?
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VonCJan 24 '13 at 15:26

No, when I open the cmd folder and try to manually run the git.exe wrapper, the program flashes up and automatically closes. I installed Git on an older/slower Windows 7 laptop, and it ran perfectly fine... I do not know why it will not run on this machine.
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user2007936Jan 24 '13 at 15:53

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I am able to run Git Shell after downloading GitHub. Will Git Shell allow me to do the same things as Git / Git Bash??
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user2007936Jan 24 '13 at 16:13